The vaccine remains New Zealand’s key defence against all variants of COVID-19, including Omicron. On Monday, the vaccine will be available for 5 to 11 year olds to get protected against COVID-19.

We encourage all parents with children in this age group to take them to get vaccinated. A full list of vaccination centres can be found on the Healthpoint website.

The Ministry continues to ask everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated. We are strongly recommending boosters for anyone over the age of 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least four months ago.

Today we are reporting 25 people at the border with COVID-19. New Zealand continues to see many border cases arriving from overseas, reflecting the growing number of Omicron cases globally.

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Some non-urgent surgeries able to resume as Ontario begins to reopen

Some non-urgent surgeries are set to resume on Monday as Ontario lifts some of its restrictions, but hospitals remain concerned due to staffing issues. Brittany Rosen has the details.

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9,591 new Covid-19 cases, 707 people in hospital

There were 9,591 new cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health today.

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COVID-19: Quebec reports 48 more deaths as hospitalizations continue to drop

COVID-19 hospitalizations on Friday and 48 more deaths linked to the virus.The hospitalizations decreased by 62 over the previous day with 287 new patients admitted and 349 discharged.Intensive care hospitalizations were also down by seven, with 228 patients remaining. COVID situation stabilizing, but restrictions must be eased slowly: Quebec health director The latest COVID-19 modelling predictions released on Thursday show that hospitalizations will continue to decline over the next several days.The decrease, however, will be modest in terms of its impact on the health network, according to Quebec’s interim public health director Dr.

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3,535 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID, 607 in intensive care

COVID on Friday, with 607 in intensive care units.This is down by 110 hospitalizations but an increase of eight in ICUs since the previous day.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 3,535 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 607 people in ICUs with the virus, around 82 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 18 per cent were admitted for other reasons. Ontario’s top doctor ‘hopeful’ COVID-19 risk will be lower in March, April Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 5,337 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing restrictions.

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Karnataka sees major decline in new Covid tally; active cases dip. Details here

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Maharashtra reports 24,948 new Covid-19 infections, 110 Omicron cases

Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative cases to 76,55,554, said the state health department on Friday.

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Philadelphia police investigating 2 deadly shootings overnight

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating two deadly shootings that occurred in different parts of the city late Thursday night and Friday morning. The first incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Thursday on the unit block of South 56th Street in West Philadelphia. Officers responded to the scene and found a 28-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the back.

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Man, 41, killed in Port Richmond hit-and-run, police say

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are looking for a driver they say fled the scene after striking and killing a man in Port Richmond. The incident occurred shortly after midnight Friday morning at Cedar Street and Westmoreland Street Police say a white Cadillac struck a 41-year-old man, then continued westbound on Westmoreland Street. Medics transported the victim to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 3:30 a.m.No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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COVID numbers rising as Sri Lanka marks one-year since vaccine roll-out

COLOMBO (News 1st); The number of COVID-19 patients admitted to several key hospitals in the country is on the rise, warned Sri Lanka’s health sector.COVID numbers at the Colombo National Hospital, National Institute of Infectious Diseases as well as the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital are on the rise.Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. G.

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Scottish Government confirms one death and 309 new Covid cases in Tayside

The Scottish Government has confirmed one coronavirus death was reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.

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Delhi logs 4,044 new COVID cases in 24 hrs, positivity rate stands 8.60%

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U.K. set to start giving Pfizer Covid pill to vulnerable people

immune systems can begin to get access to the therapy, which reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 88% in clinical trials, the government said.

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Authorities in Colombia seize nearly 20,000 coconuts filled with ‘liquid cocaine’

Colombian law enforcement seized nearly 20,000 coconuts filled with "liquid cocaine," prior to shipment from Cartagena to Italy, officials said on January 27. (Credit: Office of the Attorney General of Colombia via Storyful)Officials in Colombia seized nearly 20,000 coconuts filled with "liquid cocaine," on Jan.

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Christian Cabrera dead at 40 – ‘Chinese Best Friend’ comedian dies of Covid days after saying ‘I regret not getting jab’

A COMEDIAN told his brother that he “regretted” not getting the Covid-19 vaccine – just days before he died from the virus. Christian Cabrera, who was also known as “Chinese Best Friend”, passed away on Saturday.

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Delhi govt resumes driving license tests as Covid cases decline. Details here

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US cites Houthi threat, rising Covid cases as warning against travel to UAE

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Man, woman critically injured in Feltonville shooting, police say

A man and woman were both critically injured during a shooting Thursday night in Feltonville. PHILADELPHIA - A man and a woman are fighting for their lives after a shooting Thursday night in Feltonville, according to police.Officers from Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 4800 block of Gransback Street for reports of gunfire. Police found a 31-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the left side of her chest.

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Covid-19: India records 2.51 lakh new cases in 24 hours, positivity rate drops to 15.8%

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Pizza delivery driver shoots armed carjacker in Kensington, police say

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a pizza delivery driver turned the tables on an armed carjacker and shot him multiple times Thursday night in Kensington. According to investigators, a 39-year-old delivery driver was delivering food on the 3300 block of H Street just after 7:30 p.m. when he was approached by an armed carjacker. The 35-year-old suspect allegedly pointed a gun at the delivery driver and demanded his car, police said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThat's when the driver pulled out his own gun and fired multiple rounds at the suspected carjacker, according to authorities. He was taken to Temple University Hospital by private vehicle where he was placed in critical condition.

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Closer look at key COVID-19 numbers in B.C.

Global’s Keith Baldrey has more on some interesting new data around COVID-19 hospitalizations on our province – including those in the ICU.

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More than 1.2 million boosters now given; 105 community cases; 4 people in hospital

The West Coast has become the 17th DHB to fully vaccinate more than 90% of its residents with two doses.

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CDC adds 15 more destinations to ‘high risk’ travel list

ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added a number of places to an advisory list that warns against travel due to the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus and its contagious omicron variant.According to the CDC, 15 new destinations were cited Monday as a level four — meaning "very high risk" — for Americans. Those cities include Columbia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Jamaica, Kuwait, Mongolia, Peru, Romania, Saint Martin, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and the Dominican Republic. Countries are given a "Level 4" designation when more than 500 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents are registered in the past 28 days.Travel to the 15 new destinations has been discouraged by the health agency. Those who must travel to these destinations are encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their trip."Do not travel internationally until you are fully vaccinated," the advisory said.

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B.C reports 977 COVID-positive patients in hospital, 141 in critical care

B.C. health officials report 977 people are in hospital with COVID-19 related illnesses and 141 are in ICU on Thursday, Jan. 27. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has details of the daily COVID numbers.

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COVID-19: Alberta opens pandemic response unit in Edmonton amid record hospitalizations

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney discusses the opening of a pandemic response unit in Edmonton as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to hit record highs.

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Marijuana smokers may be more impaired while driving than they think, study suggests

FILE - An activist smokes marijuana during the annual NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally. A study published in the Journal JAMA Psychiatry on Jan.

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How to send Valentines to kids in hospitals, nursing home residents and more

Valentine’s Day is a day when we think of others. It’s also the perfect day to spread love to people who are facing their own set of challenges.Throughout the country, pediatric hospitals, nursing homes, shelters and even employers of frontline workers are currently accepting Valentine’s Day cards and other holiday goodies.

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COVID situation stabilizing, but restrictions must be eased slowly: Quebec health director

Hospitalizations drop by more than 100 as Quebec adds 56 new COVID-19 deaths Boileau, however, dashed hopes that the positive numbers meant the province would further ease health measures immediately. He said Quebec would take a “week-by-week” approach to lifting restrictions.The province has already announced it would loosen some restrictions on private gatherings and youth sports next week, as well as allow dining rooms to reopen at half capacity.

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COVID-19: Another 13 deaths in B.C. as hospitalization numbers hold steady

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3 Houston police officers shot near downtown, suspect identified

HOUSTON - Authorities are on the scene after three Houston police officers were shot on Thursday afternoon. Details are limited but we're told the shooting occurred on the 2100 block of McGowen Street. The three officers were taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital and are currently in stable condition, according to Houston Police. Houston police said the suspect fled the scene in a white Mercedes and is being sought at this time. Authorities tell FOX 26 the suspect has been identified and is currently in a SWAT standoff with police at the intersection of Lockwood and Lyons. The public is asked to avoid the area while police investigate. AdvertisementThis is a breaking news story. We'll keep you up-to-date with the latest.

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Studies highlight benefits of COVID vaccine booster, longer dose spacing

Two reports yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine detail the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine booster on Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant antibody levels, one finding that concentrations were 20 times higher after a third Moderna vaccine dose than after the primary series, and the other showing the benefits of longer intervals between doses.

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Coast Guard finds 4 more migrant bodies from capsized boat off Florida coast; plans to suspend search

(Photo: US Coast Guard) MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The Coast Guard says it has found four more bodies in its search for nearly 40 migrants lost at sea off the east coast of Florida after their boat capsized in severe weather over the weekend. With the death toll at five, 34 people remain missing.Homeland Security Investigations officials said they were actively investigating the case as a human smuggling operation.Coast Guard Capt.

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Unions want Ontario to reverse hospital COVID policy that allows sick people to work

Ontario government to reverse a pandemic policy that allows hospital workers to return to work while infected with COVID-19 if a facility’s staffing situation becomes dire.“We believe that this whole concept is a dangerous threat to the well-being of hospital patients and to those hospital staff who are healthy,” Michael Hurley with the Canadian Union of Public Employees said at a news conference on Thursday.“We’re asking the province to reconsider and to scrap this policy and to look at the alternatives.” Ontario to begin resuming non-urgent surgeries on Monday SEIU Healthcare and CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, which together represent approximately 100,000 health-care workers at hospitals and long-term care homes, wrote to the premier, health minister and chief medical officer of health this week outlining their concerns over the guidance.The new provincial direction, issued this month in light of unprecedented strain on the health system from the highly transmissible Omicron variant, says health-care employees can come back to work with the virus to deal with staffing shortages.The guidance suggests that people who are closer to the end of their isolation period should come back to work first and be limited to working with COVID-positive patients.

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COVID-19 hospital cases drop in Northeast, Midwest

Rates of new COVID-19 hospitalizations are dropping in the Northeast and Midwest but rising in the South, a sign that the Omicron surge is receding at an uneven pace in the United States.

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Ontario extends deadline for long-term care workers to receive COVID-19 booster

Ontario is extending the deadline for long-term care workers to get a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.Staff in the sector had been given until Friday to get booster shots in order to stay on the job, but the date has now been pushed back to March 14. Canada’s new national long-term care standards released.

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COVID-19: ‘Community hub’ vaccination clinics to open at London schools, MLHU says

COVID-19 vaccination clinics will open at schools in London over the next month as health officials work to get more doses of the vaccine into the arms of the region’s youth amid the Omicron wave and a return to in-person learning, the Middlesex-London Health Unit said Thursday.The first pop-up clinic to open as part of the effort, which the health unit describes as “Community HUB COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics in Schools,” will run on Monday at Wilfrid Jury Public School from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., offering first and second doses to those over the age of five.The second will run at Bonaventure Meadows Public School on Feb.

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31 with COVID-19 in Guelph hospital, 39 staff members off work due to virus

Guelph General Hospital is reporting Thursday that it is treating 31 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19, while 39 staff members are off work due to the virus.The number of patients remains the same as the previous day, while the number of staff unable to work has fallen by three.Across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, 36 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, including 12 in an intensive care unit. Guidelines released for who can receive Paxlovid treatment for COVID-19 in Ontario Testing has captured 36 new cases in Guelph, raising its total case count to 8,765.

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Scots mum saves son's life by donating kidney after covid ruins transplant hopes

A Scots mum saved her seriously ill son's life by donating one of her kidneys after a positive coronavirus test ruined all chances of him receiving a transplant from another donor.

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Fourth covid vaccine provides up to five times more protection against severe disease, say experts

Offering a fourth Covid vaccine dose to all over 18s could help prevent further infection and severe illness, according to experts.

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'9 Covid vaccines, 19 more in pipeline': Top US expert Dr Faheem Younus amid Covid shadow. See post

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Maharashtra sees 25,425 new Covid cases, 72 Omicron infections in 24 hours

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Father, son shot one another during altercation inside North Philadelphia home, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A father and son are in the hospital after police say they were involved in a struggle and both shot one another inside of a North Philadelphia home. The incident occurred on the 200 block Oxford Street shortly after 10 a.m.

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Hospitalizations drop by more than 100 as Quebec adds 56 new COVID-19 deaths

COVID-19 pandemic as hospitalizations fell Thursday.The number of pandemic-related hospitalizations dropped by 117 to 3,153. This includes 235 people in intensive care units, a decrease of 17 compared with the previous day.This comes after 231 patients were admitted while 348 left hospitals across the province in a 24-hour period.

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Gujarat logs 12,911 new COVID cases, 22 deaths in last 24 hrs

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5 shot, 1 killed at Days Inn in DC; victims found in hallway, inside room

WASHINGTON - Authorities say one victim has died after five were shot early Thursday morning at a Days Inn in Northwest D.C.The shootings were reported around 3:30 a.m. at the Days Inn Wyndham hotel in the 4400 block of Connecticut Avenue.

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Good news! Major decline in daily Covid cases in Bengaluru across all zones

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2 women hurt in Winslow Township school bus crash

Emergency crews worked to free the driver from the bus following the crash. WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Two women suffered serious injuries after authorities say a school bus crashed into a utility pole and a tree Thursday morning in Winslow Township. The crash occurred on Cedarbrook Road between Grove Street and Central Avenue.Authorities say bus left the roadway, striking a utility pole and eventually coming to rest after striking a large tree. Two women in their 70s, the bus driver and aide, had to be freed from the wreckage by Winslow Township firefighters. The aide was airlifted to Cooper Hospital and the driver was taken to Cooper in an ambulance.

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High January death toll partly due to Quebec’s slow COVID-19 booster rollout, experts say

Quebec surpasses 13,000 COVID-19 deaths, the highest in Canada As well, of those people 70 and older who died in the current wave, 22 per cent were unvaccinated and 34.7 per cent had received a third dose of vaccine more than seven days before their deaths. The Health Department says 76 per cent of Quebecers 60 and over have received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and 94 per cent have received at least two.Dr.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

More than 40,000 booster doses given yesterday; 29 community cases; 29 in hospital; 2 in ICU

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